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Treatment Knife

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Iron treatment knife used by a medicine man to cut brown Ugali and hen's meat when treating someone with stomach problems (iron sand knife believed to be better than imported ones). Made by a blacksmith from iron sand collected once a year during wet season. Melted then hammered with claw hammers.

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  • Title: Treatment Knife
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Treatment Knife
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Iron
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Injeso
  • Community: Kisa
  • Collection Date: 1971-01-20
  • Collected By: Peter Nzuki
National Museums of Kenya

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